Africa-Press – South-Africa. A police officer has been arrested along with five other suspects following a cash-in-transit robbery in Katlehong on Friday.
The cash van was rammed on the corner of Kgotso and Mpambo Streets.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the suspects ordered the guards out of the vehicle and made them lie on the ground before they bombed the cash van.
“During the cash–in–transit robbery, the suspects fired shots at bystanders, and two people were wounded. A 35-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound, and a 46-year-old woman was also shot,” Mathe added.
The suspects then fled the scene with four getaway vehicles: a white BMW3 series, a white Mercedes Benz, a silver Mercedes and a Toyota Quantum. When the police arrived on the scene, they also found a grey BMW, which had been used to ram the cash van.
Mathe added that preliminary investigations led the police team to a house in Asparagus Street in Palm Ridge where the suspects were hiding, and arrested them.
“On the premises, police found a white BMW and a silver Mercedes Benz which matched the description of the vehicles used in the cash-in-transit robbery and both vehicles were fitted with false number plates.”
Mathe added that their investigations revealed that the officer, who is a detective sergeant attached to the Katlehong North police station, transported the vehicles with the suspects. He was immediately placed under arrest for conspiracy to commit a robbery, and his house was also searched.
A set of police number plates and multiple reflective police jackets were seized. Officers also seized the sergeant’s service firearm.
“The SAPS has no room for corrupt and rogue elements within the organisation. In this financial year alone, 46 police officers were dismissed from the service for corruption,” added Mathe.
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